07/23/1919 Board of Public Works Minutes

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i Mr. R. `R..Smith, general Manager' of the Chicago, South Bead & Northern Indiana. 'Railwiy Company &.ppeared before the Board and presented.letters received about steel on South Michigan Street. ` Santa were -read and -placed 'on rile. July 22,1919. r Board of „Publ is Works City of g outh Bend, Indiana. Gentleme�s - .. In''adedrdanco frith our understandlig of this n rriitig, I am forwardhg herewith a copy • of ' my letter to the Lorain Steel Company togethet with the reply of that Company in regard to the delivery of rail for tha South Michigan Street world Youra_ very truly: R. R. SMITH., RRSI'A General. Manager. Enc. , July l7,1919. Mr. A. S. Littlef ieid , Agent. Lorain Stee:l Co. Monadnock Bldg., Chicago, Ill. Dear -Sir Will you please -advise me what delivery you Can name : on one minimum corliad of 6'__ _rs11. I realize that this' is a small erder but we have a job in prospect in South Bend -which Will require just about the above quantity. As I have to take this matter 1 'p with the . local city `government, an early reply Will be appnec fated. .Tours very , truly, GENERIC UANAG-ER. Chicago, July �19'1919. Mi. R. R. Smith, General Manager, Chicago, South Bend & Northern Ind. Ry. Ce, South Bend, Indiana. Dear Sir Replying to your favor of July l7th�i relative to supplying your Company with a carload of section 73 #331, I egret to state that this will not be Possible for• several months, if at all this season. We have rolled all the tonnage of that sect ion we had booked and as it is li tle called for there is a slight chance of our getting suff is ient gage to ke another rolling before next SpriAg, I regret my inability to serve you at this time. Very truly yours, A. S. L I TTLESLD Agent. Guarantee bond far- the- anamt of $ ,540.00 filed by the Western Construction Compas.y-'or ,guar*Mteeef pavement on Elder Street and Carroll Street from Michigan Street to Wenger Street under Improvement Resolution No. 612 for a period of five years on asphaltic 002c ou pavement, was approved by the Board. Remonstrance f iled agalMst the re urfac fag of Eddy Street north from South Nvad avenue,. same read and placed on Me. petition received for a Tiry is Resurfacing on Eddy Street from La Sa 11A Avenue to Howard Street. Same read and pl ac d en file. Board ordered resolution ,prepared for the paving of Carroll Street from Elder Street tot Sample Street.